Chen Dengli smiled with difficulty, hesitating for a moment with a sad look on his face, but then he still stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and said bluntly: "Of course, the masters of the academy are more concerned about the sealing of the state."
"Haha, let's stop talking. Lord Governor, please go ahead and invite me inside."
Chen Dengli stopped, bowed, and guided Xiao Chen to a small bridge with a winding path in front of him.
In the center of the bridge is a pavilion the size of half a hall that is closely connected to the bridge. There are three small pear wood horizontal tables in the pavilion. Chen Dengli invited Xiao Chen and Concubine Shu to sit down, while he and his wife sat on Xiao Chen's table. Chen left, and immediately asked Xiao Chen for instructions, asking Xiang Yichun and Wei Zhongxian to sit on the right.
Xiao Chen glanced at Wei Zhongxian and Xiang Yichun. Both of them were standing aside politely, not daring to make any mistakes. He couldn't help but smiled kindly and casually, "Why don't you quickly thank Mr. Futai and sit down to eat something together?" .”
"yes!"
The two of them bowed in agreement and thanked Chen Dengli.
Chen Dengli always flattered others and seemed to be a flattering character, but Xiao Chen discovered that this man had a lot of plans in mind.
At this banquet, except for ginseng, shark's fin, bird's nest and other treasures commonly used in official banquets, there was no expensive dish, and there were no singing and dancing actors. Only his sons and daughters were allowed to dance swords and play the piano. Get rid of all the messy things that can be grasped.
The banquet passed normally. Chen Dengli and his family got up and respectfully escorted Xiao Chen out of the pavilion. Chen Dengli walked half a step behind Xiao Chen and followed Xiao Chen through the elegant willow forest by the lake. Chen Dengli raised his hands and asked: "The lower official has prepared a beautiful private garden for the governor and his party to rest. When the governor regains his energy and inspects wherever he wants, just tell him and he will personally escort the governor."
Xiao Chen smiled slightly, glanced at Chen Dengli meaningfully, and said kindly but without losing dignity: "Now that we have arrived in Fengzhou, I wonder what places Mr. Chen would recommend to this governor?"
Chen Dengli pondered for a moment and then cupped his hands, "If we say that the most distinctive thing in this Fengzhou Prefecture is the academy. Among the academies here, the most powerful ones are undoubtedly Jingnan Academy, Baima Academy, and Bo Yunshan Academy. These three The academies are closely related to each other, one is prosperous and the other is devastated, so Jingnan Academy is the most respected."
"Speaking of which, these academies hide many unique copies that have never been seen in the world, especially Jingnan Academy. I heard that the governor is an elegant man who is good at poetry. I highly recommend that the governor check this academy. "
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and gave Chen Dengli a deep look. His calm demeanor and transparent majesty without saying a word made Chen Dengli sweat on his back, and he couldn't help but cup his hand again, "Of course, I'm just doing my duty as a landlord to make some suggestions for the governor. If the governor feels that the academy is far away, it would be good to take a walk around the city."
"Haha" Xiao Chen sneered slightly, with a complicated meaning, and walked leisurely with his hands behind his hands, "Since Mr. Chen has mentioned it, if I don't go, wouldn't it mean that I won't give you face?"
"Yes, the Governor commends him." Chen Dengli raised his hands in worry, and felt a cold sweat on his forehead. Xiao Chen was so powerful at such a young age, as if he could see through him with just a few words.
Xiao Chen glanced at him slightly and saw all his reactions, but he didn't say anything more. He just put his arms around Concubine Shu's waist and said leisurely: "That's right, I also want to take a look. This is where all the unique books in the world gather.”
"Master Chen, please lead the way now. The governor and the beauty will rest in the carriage."
"yes!"
Chen Dengli breathed a sigh of relief and secretly broke into a cold sweat.
Although I don't know if Xiao Chen has seen through his mind, as long as Xiao Chen agrees to go, with the eunuch's temper to clean up the Dali Temple, he will never tolerate the arrogance of those old men in the colleges, and use this opportunity to kill the spirit of these colleges, and do it to himself. Words are beneficial.
"Your Majesty, please come here. I will order someone to prepare the carriage right now." Chen Dengli bowed his head and bowed again, hiding a hint of joy in his eyes.
Xiao Chen and Shu Fei looked at each other. Both of them had clear minds, but at the same time they also had a sense of understanding.
The carriage traveled all the way to the south of Fengzhou and left the city. About half an hour later, it arrived outside Jingnan Academy.
I saw that the Jingnan Academy occupies a very large area. It is as big as a town. It has white walls and black tiles, blue water, black bridges, and black stone pavilions, which are extremely elegant and elegant.
There are two large stone lions standing on the left and right of the entrance of the academy. On the left and right of the stone lions are several guards dressed like scholars. Several elegant scholars accompanying each other were walking from the corridor to the door.
Chen Dengli, who had been leading the way on his horse, turned over and dismounted. The Fengzhou Registrar who was following him stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, together with Mr. Futai, are here to visit. Please open the courtyard gate to welcome..."
The two guards came forward, glanced at the main register coldly, and cupped their hands. They said politely but in a cold voice, "The dean has guests today and ordered everyone to disappear."
"Sir, please come back."
On the carriage, Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, and a playful look flashed in his eyes, "It's kind of interesting. Are you so tough?"
"I heard that these academics are all disciples of Zhou Tianfu. It seems that they are here for you."
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, with a sharp look in his eyes, more like the spirit of a young man wielding a sword at the end of the world. He easily jumped out of the carriage and helped Concubine Shu down.
Walking forward leisurely with his hands behind his back, Xiao Chen did not look at the students guarding the gate, but asked Chen Dengli calmly, with a hint of dignity oozing out, "Master Chen, what's going on?"
Chen Dengli repeatedly handed over his hand, with a bitter look on his face, and he was also in a dilemma, "Supervisor, this...maybe Dean Feng really has something important to do, this...otherwise..."
Having said this, he felt a little scared and his whole body shivered. Knowing that he had made a mistake, he quickly turned around and said coldly to the students: "How presumptuous! Didn't you see the Imperial Envoy here?"
"Never mind what important matter your dean has, how can it be bigger than the imperial envoy sent by His Majesty, Mr. Xiao, the governor of the East Factory! Why don't you report it quickly and ask him to come and kneel down to greet you!"
Several students happened to arrive at the door, and the leader among them looked at Xiao Chen coldly, with a scholarly look on his face, dignified and proud, he just gave a brief salute and said: "Master Chen, the dean said that there will be no guests today. Especially... unclean eunuchs."
Xiao Chen's eyebrows narrowed, and he glanced deeply at the dozen or so students in this group.
I saw that each of them was dressed in white and had a graceful appearance. Especially, the faces of these students revealed such undisguised contempt and anger.
It seemed that when he, the eunuch, came to the entrance of the academy, he soiled the land of Jingnan Academy.
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he opened his eyes angrily and stepped forward angrily, "How dare you! What did you just say? How dare you make a mistake in front of the governor?"
